Treatment outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Bahawalpur, Pakistan; a record review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited published data form Pakistan on treatment success rate among extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) patients. The aim of this study was to assess clinical form, treatment outcomes, and identify the factors associated with unfavorable treatment outcome among EPTB patients.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted at the Chest Disease Unit of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Pakistan. Medical records of EPTB patients, registered at the study site from January 1, 2015 to September 30, 2017, were reviewed to obtain the data. Final treatment outcomes among EPTB patients were evaluated in accordance with the standard Word Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with un

SUBMITTER: Atif M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382058 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature